Epithet (disambiguation)

An epithet is a name. In taxonomic nomenclature, it is a word or phrase (epithet) in the name of an organism. It can be:

Epithet may also refer to:


 * a specific epithet:
 * the second part of a species name in binomial nomenclature in any branch of biology
 * in botany, the second part of a botanical name
 * Specific epithet (zoology), also called the specific name, meaning the second part of the species name or binomen
 * a genus, epithet
 * a subgenus, epithet
 * in botanical nomenclature:
 * a Section (botany), epithet
 * a Series (botany), epithet
 * a variety (botany), epithet
 * a forma (botany), epithet
 * in horticulture:
 * a cultivar, epithet
 * a cultivar group epithet, for plants within a species that share characteristics
 * a grex (horticulture) epithet for cultivated orchids, according to their parentage